View historic bird's eye maps collected from the Library of Congress for several communities in the Adirondack Park. Download the kmz file to view in Google Earth (kmz 4.4MB requires Google Earth software)View a YouTube tutorial showing how to enjoy these historic panoramas in Google Earth.

Maps & Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) uses GIS to understand and support
the natural and cultural resources of the Park. Below, you'll find a sampling of Agency produced maps, spatial data, statistics, and analyses and presentations.

June 1972 edition of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan map produced by the State of New York Adirondack Park Agency, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor. Indicates Wilderness, Canoe Area, Primitive Area, Wild Forest, Intensive Use state land classifications at that time.

Area of broadband availability refers to
those individual US Census Blocks, less
than 2 square miles, or road
segments within Blocks greater
than 2 square miles where each
facilities-based provider of
broadband service can provide
broadband
services of minimal
characteristics
within 7 - 10
business days.

Adirondack Park Broadband Wireline Availability

Showing DSL, Cable, and Fiber to the End User availability by census block or road segment.

Area of broadband availability refers to
those individual US Census Blocks, less
than 2 square miles, or road
segments within Blocks greater
than 2 square miles where each
facilities-based provider of
broadband service can provide
broadband
services of minimal
characteristics
within 7 - 10
business days.

Park Population Estimate of Towns from 2000 and 2010 Census

Census Population of Towns Within the Adirondack Park With Estimates for Census Blocks Straddling the Park Boundary.

The question was raised,"how
many people live within a days drive of the Adirondack Park?" This map and the GIS analysis behind it uses census data from the
US and Canada clipped with a 350 mile buffer around the Adirondack
Park. Our guess of a days car drive was derived from a 7 hour travel
day with an average speed of 50 miles per hour.

So how many people are only a day away? There are around 84 Million
people including about 18,000,000 Canadians and 66,000,000 Americans.

Adirondack Forest Easements
map - A generalized map of Adirondack Park Land
Use and Development Plan private land classifications under DEC
easements. (Some easements include public access rights, others
do not. Don't trespass. Contact DEC for information about the
location of protected lands with public recreation rights.)

The State Land Master Plan (SLMP) outlines a "mileage cap" of snowmobile trails at the time of its adoption in 1972. However, the exact location of those trails was not included. This begs the questions “Where were those trails?” This map is a re-creation of the DEC 1972 snowmobile trail brochure entitled: Snowmobile Trails in New York State (10/1972)